Son of the Mountains

Son of the Mountains is the upcoming thirteenth studio album by American country music singer Brad Paisley. It is set to be released in 2024, and is his first album to be released through EMI Records Nashville following Paisley parting with his longtime record label Arista Nashville. It was preceded by the singles "Same Here", "So Many Summers", "The Medicine Will", and the title track, all of which were included on an extended play titled Son of the Mountains: The First Four Tracks that was released on September 29, 2023. It is Paisley's first album since 2017's Love and War.

Background
In February 2023, Paisley announced that he signed a new record deal with EMI Nashville, leaving Arista Nashville, the label he had been with since the start of his career, and confirmed that a new album would be released later in 2023. The lead single, "Same Here" featuring Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, was released a few days later on February 24.

The album's second single, "So Many Summers", was released on June 23, 2023.

An extended play containing the first four tracks of the album was released on September 29, 2023. "The Medicine Will", and "Son of the Mountains" were released alongside the EP, with Paisley stating that these two tracks act as reflections of each other and linked into the album's larger themes of exploring history and current challenges facing the region of West Virginia that he is from. Paisley noted "I’m really glad they both are coming out, because I think if you only put out “The Medicine” right now, that’d be the whole story. But I definitely think the two of them together help set the picture for the rest of this album".

Personnel

 * Jerry Douglas – harmony vocals, dobro
 * Sierra Hull – harmony vocals
 * Brad Paisley – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, production
 * Dan Tyminski – harmony vocals, mandolin
 * Luke Wooten – production
 * Volodymyr Zelenskyy – spoken word